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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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